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 11/24/2009 10:05:10 AM · #26
Originally posted by AJSullivan:
Thats the ticket. I still don't like how in focus the bacground is. When I get home, I'll give it a shot, but definitely going to throw a blur layer on to make some false bokeh and drop that out a slight bit - help add some depth.

Whip yo mojo on it!
 11/24/2009 10:11:29 AM · #27
Jeb, I just downloaded both shots. I'll give them both a go. Thanks for giving us the oportunity to mess with them a little.
 11/24/2009 10:12:50 AM · #28
Great idea for a new line of side-challenges.

I went with a recrop and enhanced yellow:
11/24/2009 10:20:28 AM · #29


With Topaz detail... Noise intentional...

R.
 11/24/2009 10:29:35 AM · #30
Originally posted by NikonJeb:


I definitely, REALLY like both of these!

I dunno why, but B&W just never occurred to me.


I'm glad people have liked them. I was originally envisioning the grain one in color like I said in the comments, but then preferred the look of some of the film grain emulations in Silver Efex. You can't seem to just do the grain emulations without doing B/W too (unless I'm just being dumb... could be). I also added grain using Color Efex before Silver. I've just always felt that crumbly or dingy scenes are enhanced by B/W. Adds drama and sometimes tragedy to that type very well, IMO. It also helps that I'm probably better with my control of tone than hue. Either way, I think B/W adds drama damn near everything.
 11/24/2009 10:52:37 AM · #31
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This has been very inteesting, to see the different edits of the same images. And also to have a chance to edit someone else's images. I had a lot of fun. Thanks Jeb! [eta] I used CS3 only, 'cos I don't have Topaz.

Message edited by author 2009-11-24 10:53:26.
 11/24/2009 10:54:55 AM · #32
By the way, Jeb, I'm not saying I like the b&w (of the windows photo) better than your color version, I just think the b&w emphasizes composition while the color has other appealing aspects. I definitely think the topaz rocked on the steering wheel photo.
 11/24/2009 12:15:48 PM · #33
Originally posted by mitalapo:
Great idea for a new line of side-challenges.

I quite agree. This has been really cool seeing what you guys have done with these images!!!

Originally posted by mitalapo:
I went with a recrop and enhanced yellow:

I like the tighter crop on this. I dunno if it's that, or something else, but the edit seems to have brought out some depth in the view.

I see what AJ was talking about now.....
 11/24/2009 12:21:58 PM · #34
Originally posted by mpeters:

One more thing...I got to the very end and realized that your tight crop was a vast improvement over my slight one. Good call!


My crop was based on getting rid of the horn button to the left of the wheel, the battery and other garbage sitting on the floor, and as much of the tie wrap below the turn signal switch as I could......8>)


I *really* liked the MACK on the gas pedal, but I forfeited that to get rid of extra garbage.
 11/24/2009 12:30:13 PM · #35
Originally posted by cryan:
Jeb, I just downloaded both shots. I'll give them both a go. Thanks for giving us the oportunity to mess with them a little.

Are you kidding?????

This is GREAT fun!!!!
 11/24/2009 12:33:31 PM · #36
Originally posted by citymars:
By the way, Jeb, I'm not saying I like the b&w (of the windows photo) better than your color version,

I kinda think the point of this is to show how you might like it better using a different editing process, crop, conversion, whatever.

It just makes me twitch that I'm not at my home 'puter so I can play with B&W conversions.

I wanna try that on my truck!
 11/24/2009 12:55:48 PM · #37
the tie wrap was busted. why not have just removed it ?

just wondering.

11/24/2009 01:00:51 PM · #38
Originally posted by soup:
the tie wrap was busted. why not have just removed it ?

just wondering.


Some people, doing this sort of shooting, will not alter or rearrange anything in the scene. So that's one possibility. Other possibility is that it would leave a pattern in the dust showing where it was, or even that removing it would have disturbed the dust around it?

R.
 11/24/2009 01:02:24 PM · #39

A run through Photomatix, levels, curves, hue-sat, sharpen. Remove ties and rotate Mack emblem
 11/24/2009 01:35:09 PM · #40
Originally posted by soup:
the tie wrap was busted. why not have just removed it ?

just wondering.

The truck was locked.

I shot this through the side window.
 11/24/2009 01:51:26 PM · #41
Ok, call me retarded, but how are you getting the images to download for editing? I must have missed something.
 11/24/2009 01:54:54 PM · #42
Originally posted by CEJ:
Ok, call me retarded, but how are you getting the images to download for editing? I must have missed something.


Click on thumb, click on "view full-sized image", and THAT one is not protected.

R.

Message edited by author 2009-11-24 13:55:31.
 11/24/2009 02:04:14 PM · #43
Jeb, I mailed you my attempts on your gmail since I'm a registered user.
11/24/2009 02:13:16 PM · #44
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
Click on thumb, click on "view full-sized image", and THAT one is not protected.

R.


Thank you Robert.
 11/24/2009 02:37:25 PM · #45
Originally posted by UrfaTheGreat:
Jeb, I mailed you my attempts on your gmail since I'm a registered user.

11/24/2009 02:37:47 PM · #46
Really enjoy editing other peoples photos. It would make for a fascinating challenge i think.



E.T.A- They are both fantastic photographs Jeb and i think you did a wonderful job editing them in the first place.

E.(again).T.A - I forgot to post my steps.

Photoshop - Played with curves - Adjustment layer of Tonal Contrast in Nik- Software - Made another layer as a Black and White image set to multiply and blended - Added some grain save and import to...
Lightroom - Bit of a crop - more playing with curves and colour

Message edited by author 2009-11-24 14:48:53.
 11/24/2009 02:43:40 PM · #47
was there a side challenge of sorts on another site where everyone was given a shot and they had to edit it?
 11/24/2009 03:18:02 PM · #48
Originally posted by karmat:
was there a side challenge of sorts on another site where everyone was given a shot and they had to edit it?


Yup. It ceased operation a couple years ago. Was fun while it lasted. We posted to the website, and we voted in the website.

R.
 11/24/2009 03:29:14 PM · #49
Originally posted by karmat:
was there a side challenge of sorts on another site where everyone was given a shot and they had to edit it?


Originally posted by Bear_Music:
Yup. It ceased operation a couple years ago. Was fun while it lasted. We posted to the website, and we voted in the website.

R.

Edited other folks' images and voted to see which one was the best liked re-edit?

That sounds cool!

Wanna do that here with the folks who edit?

I actually thought about proposing that, but I didn't know if it'd fly.

I could try different edits, too!
 11/24/2009 03:46:52 PM · #50
Sounds good to me. Perhaps the person whose edit is chosen as the favourite could offer up the next unedited file to play with.
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